The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-04
THE NEW PARTY.
Tho Industrial Convention mt Cincinnati
Adopts the Name OF 'Cni0n- ab0r'-The

Adopts the Name OF .Cnion-Labor"-rhe
Platform.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 4-The chair called
the Industrial Conference to order at ten
o'clock yesterday morning. The Commit
tee on Credentials made final report.
Mr.. Eaton, Of Illinois, by unanimous con-
sent, offered o scheme for the organization
Of the new party, outlining the plan for,
local club organization and accompanied ;t
with explanations.
Mrs. Elizabeth Culbertson, of Michigan,
and Mrs. E. V. Emery, also of Michigan,
made addresses.
At the evening session Chairman Robert
Schilling, OF the Committee on Resi- lutions,
presented the report CT that committee. He.
explained the long delay in preparing it bv-
saying that the many interests involved and
the many suggestions made, amounting to
more than 200 in all. necessitated much time
in agreeing upon q platform. Following is
the platform:
First-The delegates of various Industrial and
reform political organizations have assembled
from thirty-One States and Territories on this
anniversary Of the birth OF the father Of his
country TO view the situation Of public affairs
and advise proper action A general discomfort
prevails on the part Of the wealth producers.
Farmers are suffering from a poverty which has
and prices Of products are so low as to oiYer no
relief except through bankruptcy. LaSorers
are sinking into greater and greater dependence
Strikes are resorted to without bringing relief
because of the inability OF employers in many
cases to pay living wages while more and more
are driven into the streets. Business men find
collections almost impossible; meantime hi u
dreds of millions OF idle public money which Is
needed for relief is locked up in the United
States Treasury in grim mockery of the dis
tress; land monopoly tiourishes us never before,
and more and more owners OF the soil are daily
becoming tenants.
Great transportation corporations still sue
coed in extortirg their profits upon watered
stock through unjust charges. The United
States Senate has become an open scandal. the
seats being purchased by the rich in open def
ance Of the popular will. A trifiing dispute is
seized upon as an excuse for squandering public
money upon unnecessary military preparations
which are designed to breed spirit OF war to
ape European despotism and to empty the treas
ury without paying the public debt.
Under these and other alarming conditions we
appeal to the people OF the whole country 10
come out OF old party organizations whose indif
ference to the public welfare is responsible for
this distress and help us organize n new politi-
cal party, not sectional, but national, whose
members shall be called commoncrs; whose OBJ
ject shall be 20 repeal all class laws in favor of
the rich, and to relieve the distress Of our indus
tries by establishing the following:
,, ',un,an I'm posse na,"ial. IN
ahen'oie risN. " saiiieieh. innu ior sen-support
and we desire to secure to every industrious
citizen home, as the result OF free institutions
To this end we demand a graduated land tax OH
all large estates' especially. tnose heid Tor spec
uiaiiVe purposes tne recianiatloh OF an UNI
CANNED iand grants: the immediate opening OF
oHiahoma 70 homestead settiement' the pur-
Run Til.
chase Oh al unoccupied lnoiah lands. ana the
settiemeat OF various tribes upon iands In sever
ATTY: also laws preventing corporations from
acquiring reai estate beyond the requirements
OF their business and amen ownership OF land.
Ihe systems OF irrigation IN STATES ana Ierrltor'
les, "neic necessary sHaii oe uhuer such puohc
control as Snail secure the free and equitable
use o. tne waters ana Irlhcnises 10 the people.
Inc means OF communication and transporta-
tion snouid De owned anu contributed by the
people. us IS the United States postal system
ana equtaoie rates everywhere estapiiShea-
The establishment OF national monetary
system In the interest OF the producer instead
OF the SPECTATOR and usurper. py which
circulating medium IN necessary quantity and
full legal tender, shall be issued directly TO the
people, without the intervention OF banks. or
loaned to the people upon ample security at
q low rate OF interest TO reheve them from the
extortlon OF usurers and enable them to con-
troll the money supply. Postal savings banks
should be established. We have free coinage
OF gold: we should nave rree COINAGE OF silver
We demand the prompt payment OF the national
debt and condemn the further ISSUE OF interest
bearing bonds, either by the National Govern
ment or by States, Territories, counties and
municipalities.
Aroitrat'on should take the pace OF strikes
and other injurious methods OF setting labor
disputes' the ictting OF convict labor 10 cen
tractors should De prohlpted' tne contract sys-
tenn De aDol shed In pupnc WORKS. the hours OF
labor In industrial estapishments De redrceo
with the increase OF production
IN iaoor-saVns machinery' employees protected
rom podiiy injury equal pay being gwen Ioi
equal work FOR both sexes, and labor and asricul.
turai co-cperatse associations De ios'ered ana
Incorporated oy law. Inc Iouhdation OF re-
puoHc Is Tie lnteiilgence Oh its cltiZens' aho
cnlidren VINO are driven INTO WORKSHOPS mines
ano factories arc oepri'eo Oh euucatioh winch
should DC secured 10 an oy proper ieeisiation.
we desire 70 see labor organization extend
tnrouSnout al cVlhzed countries Until IL snaI
DC imPossipie ior uespots 10 array Tue "orhihg
men oi one country IN war against their protners
d announcer country.
In appreciation OF the services Oh tne Cniteo
state soldiers ana sailors. we demand Tor them
Justice oeIore csar,ty. me PuIposeiy aepte
.,.'cu money pau 'ne uaS VI. aa snV ,
.,,Sh~1S. Tha soIdts. 80 ,,ro,,,;s.d CO., -.
Ne eonivaIent and maid in denreciated naner
rhe bondholder loaned the Government depre-
GATED paper and contracted to take it back, but
was paid in gold.
A graduated income tax is the most equitable
system OF taxation. placing the burden on those
VINO can best ahord 10 pay instead OF laying II
N farmers ana Producers ana eAemp''hs ln'l-
Tna .o,,.-o ~ ~, ITni,ad S,a,.s Senate he
no s,mr,,b,, ,r;th sr.e ;n.,;,utiore ,breo,ers
he very existence Of the republic We demand
4 constitutional amendment making United
States Senators elective by a direct vote Of the